secret fireworks

This week I got a copy of The Nightsaver, David Kitt's latest album, and it's quality. It marks a return to the true lo-fi (even electro) sound that gained the Kittster such fame. Tracks like Learning How To Say Goodbye and It's Yours are great, while I simply cannot stop listening to Alone Like That.


With David, each album release can either be a huge disappointment or unexpectedly good. Square 1 and The Black And Red Notebook were pretty poor, yet Small Moments and The Big Romance were superb. Not Fade Away, I can take or leave. It's not a question of Kitt lacking talent as a songwriter but it's consistency and originality that is lacking from his albums sometimes. Every album has one or two show stopping tracks that I could listen to over and over again but to stand out in the genre that's not good enough.

However, The Nightsaver seems to be a moment of self-realisation for him. It's a consistent album that really delivers and fulfils the potential of the Kittster. There's no need to skip tracks on the album unlike, say, on Not Fade Away. The Nightsaver as a whole sounds beautiful with moments of electronic brilliance: I have to say, I'm in love with drum machines.

Below are three tracks: a gorgeous live version of "It's Yours", one of his first singles "You Know What I Wanna Know" and one of his many covers, "Me and My Love". (Sadly there aren't that many videos of live performances, but ah well.) Please ignore the eejit in the People's Republic of Cork t shirt as well: it just makes me thankful we've got such wonderful music presenters like Rigsy up in the North.